Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, May 1878

 Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, May 1, 1878

Death

ELDRIDGE:  In North Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], April 26th, 1878, Dwight [Eldridge] youngest son of G.S. and A.M. Eldridge, aged 5 years, 5 months and 21 says.

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, May 4, 1878

Marriages

S.L. Comstock of our village [Norwich, Chenango Cp. NY] was married last week to Miss Lottie VanAllen of Watkins [Schuyler Co. NY].  The Watkins Express says:  "This is a most propitious marriage, upon which the friends of both the bridegroom and bride may well be congratulated.  The newly wedded pair left on the 6:31 (Northern Cental) for Rochester.  Their future residence will be at Norwich and may joy and happiness ever dwell with them."

On last evening at 8:45 Rev. H.B. Thayer, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, performed the marriage service uniting Mr. G.L. Fearis of Connersville, Indiana and Mrs. A.J. Harian of this city [Bloomington IL].  The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride on East Front Street in the presence of about forty intimate friends and relatives who had manifested their affection by a number of valuable presents.  The bride was elegantly and tastefully dressed in a traveling suit of rich brown silk with hat to match.  the house was beautifully decorated with -?- and cut flowers.  After the congratulations and the partaking of an elegant collation prepared by Mrs. Case and Mrs. Stiles, the happy couple started for Indianapolis, where they will remain a few days before going to Connorsville, where Mr. Fearis, who is very wealthy, is engaged in the manufacture of patent medicines, and where he and his bride will reside.  Mr. Fearis is spoken of by those who know him as a most excellent gentleman and those who have had the pleasure of knowing Mrs. Harlan are sure that in his selection of a wife he displayed the best of judgment.  Bloomington throws after them the proverbial old shoe of good omen and hopes that their married life may be serene and peaceful.  Bloomington, Ill. Pantagraph, April 26.

Deaths

TRUMAN:  April 26, 1878, Letta [Truman] adopted son of Dudley and Roxey Truman, aged 9 months and 7 days.

WOOD:  At the Asylum in Utica, N.Y. [Oneida Co.], April 26, Mrs. Diana Wood aged 47 years, wife of Horace J. Wood.

TERWILLIGER: In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], April 27, 1878, Mrs. Matilda [Terwilliger] wife of the late Deacon Simon Terwilliger, aged 75 years.

KINSMAN:  In the town of Greene [Chenango Co. NY], (Page Brook) April 26th, 1878, Mr. David Kinsman, aged 78 years.

RAYMOND:   In McDonough [Chenango Co. NY], April 26th, 1878, Clarrissa C. [Raymond} wife of D.L. Raymond, aged 56 years. 

BEARDSLEY:  In Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY], Snday night, April 28th, 1878\, Eliza [Beardsley] wife of Charles Beardsley, aged 30 years and 11 months.